We rested for more than five hours on the nameless desert island.
Before dawn, the Flying Dutchman took off again.
Teach stood at the bow of the ship, watching the sun rise on the horizon. "Hahaha, a man's dream never ends!"
His eyes were filled with ambition.
He actually had a whole plan in mind for becoming Shichibukai.
Two months ago, the Pirate Empress, one of the Shichibukai, was secretly eliminated by an unknown force. Now that one of the Shichibukai is missing, if he can demonstrate sufficient strength, the World Government will most likely agree to let him become the new Shichibukai.
However, Teach is not very confident at this stage about how to instigate a war between the navy and other forces, thereby gaining access to Impel Down and Impel Down chaos.
After all, the current situation at sea is completely different from the original timeline.
Even if a Whitebeard Pirates captain were secretly captured and handed over to the Navy, the Navy would most likely not take any major action, but would instead execute the person in secret.
Unless Sengoku and Tsuru develop dementia, they won't engage in a life-or-death struggle with the Whitebeard Pirates at this critical juncture.
This is another reason why Teach directly and ruthlessly killed Marco and Thatch.
The fact that the Navy won't engage in a full-scale war with the Whitebeard Pirates means that it also won't engage in a full-scale war with the Big Mom Pirates and the Sky Empire.
The Shichibukai are only colleagues in name, so there's no way to take advantage of them.
After suffering heavy losses, the Revolutionary Army has disappeared for more than a year.
The only suitable target to trigger a world war would be to capture a core member of the Liberator Organization and hand him over to the World Government.
How could Teach possibly capture the core members of the Liberator Organization when he didn't even know their exact location?
Moreover, Teach was also very wary of the Liberator Organization's strength. He at least had some self-awareness that even with the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Phoenix Fruit, it would be difficult for him to fight the entire Liberator Organization alone.
Therefore, Teach had no way to make the Liberator Organization and the World Government engage in a fierce battle at a specific time to provide cover for his plans to Impel Down.
The reason for requiring a specific time is that without an accurate time, he cannot guarantee his safety.
After all, judging from the current situation, the Liberator Organization and the World Government are bound to clash sooner or later; the problem is that he has no way of knowing the exact time.
If he had just captured Impel Down and the main force of the Navy appeared Impel Down, he would be in dire straits.
Although Teach is not lacking in the courage to take risks, he would not take such a risk if he knew that the plan was extremely risky, unless the success rate was fifty-fifty.
That evening.
Teach and Van Bordeaux first anchored their ship on a deserted island, and then, using their flying abilities and the cover of night, appeared at a trading port on a small island not far from the Dressrosa Kingdom.
Both of them kept a very low profile and even disguised themselves.
Little did the two know that they had already been discovered by the Distillery's intelligence agents who were lurking in the port.
Soon, the Distillery manager Tomani, received this information.
Lunar headquarters.
The Distillery office.
Tomani, Kuma, Champagne, Penguin, Carina held a brief meeting.
Champagne, holding the photos she had just taken, said, "This guy has appeared in Turandot Port. He's most likely heading to the Dressrosa Kingdom by passenger ship. Should we take action?"
Tomani didn't make a decision immediately. "What's the situation with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
" The Whitebeard Pirates' main fleet arrived at Asuka Island around 5 PM today, and they have presumably already discovered their slain sons." Champagne was very familiar with the situation in the New World.
Tomani frowned slightly and asked, "Can you confirm that Marshall Teach obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit?"
Champagne shook his head helplessly at this. "It's not certain yet. He hasn't used his abilities in public, but it should be soon. This guy is clearly not one to stay put."
"What is he doing going to the Dressrosa Kingdom?" Tomani pondered Teach's motives.
Kuma already had the answer in his heart, "It's probably a plan to ambush and capture some pirates who have just entered the New World near the Dressrosa Kingdom, expanding his power. Those pirates who are unwilling to submit can be handed over to the World Government as a pledge of allegiance, as a bargaining chip to obtain the position of Shichibukai."
Penguin somewhat surprised. " Shichibukai? Would the World Government accept a guy without even a bounty?"
Kuma then analyzed the World Government's predicament. "He was able to kill Marco and Thatch, regardless of the means he used, which are undeniable achievements. The World Government is currently severely lacking in high-level combat power, so it's highly likely they will agree."
"That's true." Penguin immediately understood.
Tomani then made arrangements. " Champagne, Kuma, you two continue to monitor this guy together. If necessary, you can ask Carina for help."
"No problem."
Leave it to me!
"I can send Mirror Image Clone to help."
Tomani clearly didn't want to touch Teach until he was certain that Teach had obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit.
After all, according to the internal records of the Liberator Organization, the Dark-Dark Fruit is one of the most special fruits, second only to the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika.
Noah had previously tried to divination the location of the Dark-Dark Fruit using tarot cards, but he failed every time. Even with the power of the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, he still couldn't pinpoint the exact location with 100% certainty.
Therefore, this time, Tomani planned to observe secretly first.
If it is confirmed that the Devil Fruit on Teach's body is indeed the Dark-Dark Fruit, then immediately unleash Thunder Force to retrieve the fruit.
An invisible net has already entangled Teach on all sides, just waiting for the day it will be pulled in.
On the other side.
Asuka Island.
After examining the bodies of Thatch and the others, Whitebeard was in a terrible mood, his face showing pain and anger.
Especially upon seeing Thatch's chest pierced by a dagger, the exceptionally experienced Whitebeard immediately recognized that it was an inside job.
Suddenly, Vista rushed over.
" Pops, there's a woman who says she's an old friend of yours and wants to meet you."
"A woman? Bring her here." The Whitebeard wearily rubbed his temples.
A short while later.
Whitebeard's face showed a hint of surprise upon seeing the newcomer. "It's you? Why aren't you retired in the Sabaody Archipelago with Rayleigh? What are you doing in the New World?"
The newcomer was Shakky, who had just left Amazon Lily Shakky: " Rayleigh has been killed."
"What?" Whitebeard was shocked, but he quickly thought of the Amazon Lily incident, "Was it during the Amazon Lily incident?"
Shakky nodded sadly. "Yes, Rayleigh, Gloriosa, and Hancock all died in the Amazon Lily incident three months ago."
"Then why did you come looking for me?" Although Whitebeard had been with Gloriosa and Shakky in the Rocks Pirates, their relationship wasn't deep enough to be life-or-death.
"I have doubts about something, and I need your protection."
"What do you suspect?"
" Gloriosa's relationship with Shiki is extraordinary; he couldn't possibly have slaughtered the entire Amazon Lily."
Whitebeard's eyes widened. "The one who slaughtered Amazon Lily was Shiki?"
"I'm not sure, but a deserted island near Amazon Lily disappeared, and there were no major earthquakes or violent tremors near Amazon Lily during that period. It's impossible for an island to disappear silently."
" The Float-Float Fruit?" Whitebeard immediately guessed the possibility of the island's peace disappearing.
Shakky's words were filled with doubt. "If it's Shiki, he's definitely not the real Shiki."